Photographer's Note

A handheld shot taken from the boat returning from Princes Islands, in the sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. Kabatas is the tram terminal on the Bosporus, for the ferry port, and the day-trip to the Princes Islands was well worth doing. I think this is Dolmabahce Mosque? which was commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan. I removed the polarizer filter to make the most of limited lighting.

Hello Chris,
I'm a huge fan of blue hour as well as night shots when the sky is almost black. Your posts of this mosque looks superb eye-catching due to a very well executed lights and colors. Its design was very well presented and captured here with so many interesting details of the facade. Great pic! TFS.

Hi Chris,i like a lot the night pic,this is really beautiful.A magnificent architechture whit very original colorful lights,perfect exposure and details,and the reflections are like a big underscore.Have a nice day and thanks,LUCIANO

Hello Chris,
An ideally exposed night time composition with the mosque well placed in the frame and counterbalanced by the minaret a little further along the quayside. I like the warm and cool tonal contrasts and the reflection of the lights in the gently rippling waters.

You night picture is made in high quality.
I love the nice enlightenment of the buildings.
Also the reflections in water make these picture attractive.
Excellent composition, nice captured.
Very well done, TFS.

This is indeed Dolmabahce Mosque. Splendid night shot. From the boat you had better point of view than from the ground, the golden reflections look marvelous. Fantastic colours.
The mosque inside is also nice. For the palace there was a huge queue so I didn't ho there.
I also planned to the Princes Island but finally I went to Bursa when I had a free day. Was it nice trip?
WArm regrads MAlgo

HellO Chris,
Very nice nocturnal capture of this neoclassic mosques at Bosphorus.
Very good pov and perfect ligth management. In fact it's between Kabatas and Dolmabahçe, but known as Dolmabahçe mosque.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Good evening Chris,
Fantastic night illuminations over the mosque and town houses, fine contrast against the dark sky. Reflection of golden light is outstanding sight.
A lower ISO number would let a bit darker image - so contrast would be much greaster, here we see the glare on the clouds, which is fine alltogether.Stunning night shot, I like it a lot.
Best regards,
Ike

Namaste Chris
Superb exposure & I like the pin perfect sharpness. The colours of the mosque thanks to the artificial light is good...the mixture of golden & silver tones. I have not even been near this place...a pity! I saw Malgo has gone there as well :-)
Regards
Angshu

Your picture of that mosque is really good Chris, I like especially your excellent light management and the special grey color of the sky, a splendid monument, high resolution, all the best, good afternoon

Hi Chris!
Excellent for a handheld shot at this time of the day! The exposure is perfect and the mosque is very beautiful in the night, with all those colours. I also like the rays of light on the left and even with the dark sky, we can still notice the clouds. A very good night shot!

Hello Chris,
a very attractive dark hour picture, I love how the beautiful mosque and all the luminous points around it stand out in the dark ambiance. There's effective depth and a fine perspective that makes the composition dynamic. You have captured superb details on the illuminated buildings. There's a comprehensive context around the Mosque and the warm reflections bring out the textures and movement of the water, bring balance within the frame and light the foreground in an excellent way. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Ourania